In this lesson, I’d like to share with you a special, ancient technique that will help determine your chess talent level. I’ll present an interesting chess puzzle designed to test your thinking skills.

Your task is to find the best move and calculate all possible variations. You will also learn how players at different rating levels, from 500 ELO to 2500 ELO, would approach this puzzle.

Test your chess level with this puzzle, see where you currently stand, and learn ways to improve your chess skills.

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Ancient Puzzle Test Video Lesson

Watch the video lesson to see the solutions of players with different chess ratings.

Below, you can find the puzzle with solution:

How did you do? If you’re like most players, you might find your puzzle solving skills to be above their your rating. But why is that? Why doesn’t this skill translate to a higher chess rating? Often this comes down to the difference in the thought process.

Having strong puzzle solving skills usually means you have a good eye for tactical patterns. But chess players often look at a puzzle differently than when playing actual games. They tend to attack more and look for opportunities to sacrifice when solving puzzles. When playing, however, they tend to be more cautious. This often hinders them from turning their skills from solving puzzles to actual games.

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